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Debit card trial continues in two remote communities

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The trial of a controversial cashless debit card, designed to reduce spending on drugs, alcohol and gambling, is being extended in two remote Australian communities. Image: Some in Ceduna are unhappy over welfare card (SBS)


Welfare recipients in Western Australia's East Kimberley and the South Australian town of Ceduna will now receive 80 per cent of their benefits on a restricted-usage card indefinitely.

 


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